Information Package / Course Catalogue
City Planning
Course Code: EMY263
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: Short Cycle (Associate's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 3
Objectives of the Course

Within the framework of this course, the concepts of the city and the urbanization process, urban management, urban planning, to optain information about the functioning of the process and aims to gain knowledge about the problems of urbanization.

Course Content

The phenomenon of conceptual aspects and functions of the city, the causes and characteristics of urbanization, urban planning and implementation process, principles and characteristics of urban plans and problems of urbanization.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Uluç ÇAĞATAY
Learning Outcomes
1.Explains the conceptual differences about the city
2.Establishes a relationship between elements of the process of urbanization.
3.Describe the stages of the management process and the stages of the city took place operations
4.Acquire basic knowledge of urban planning and urban plans, discuss the problems of urbanization.
5..
Recommended or Required Reading
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
The aim of the course and its definition
Week 2 - Theoretical
Description of the city, classification of the city from different angles,different perceptions of the city
Week 3 - Theoretical
Historical development of cities
Week 4 - Theoretical
Causes of urbanization
Week 5 - Theoretical
Characteristics of contemporary urbanization
Week 6 - Theoretical
Urban theories
Week 7 - Theoretical
Different urban phenomena case of large urban, new town, satellite town esc.
Week 8 - Intermediate Exam
Urbanization (Mid-term exam)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Urban planning and urban theories
Week 10 - Theoretical
Urban planning and urban theories
Week 11 - Theoretical
Stages of the process of urban planning
Week 12 - Theoretical
Content of urban plans, features and principles
Week 13 - Theoretical
City planning application stage and application tools
Week 14 - Theoretical
Understanding of present-day urban
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory201428
Midterm Examination1718
Final Examination1142539
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)75
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes